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At Integrity HR Management, we continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on our employees. The health of our employees is our chief concern at this time. We know that good hygiene, early diagnosis and social distancing is the best tool to prevent the spread of the virus. The CDC has provided the following guidelines for responding if you are experiencing symptoms. What To Do if You Are Sick Printer friendly version pdf icon Steps to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick Follow the steps below:   If you are sick with COVID-19 or think you might have it, follow the steps below to help protect other people in your home and community. Stay home except to get medical care Stay home:  People who are mildly ill with COVID-19 are able to recover at home. Do not leave, except to get medical care. Do not visit public areas. Stay in touch with your doctor . Call before you get medical care. Be sure to get care if you feel worse or ...

COVID-19 LEGISLATION UPDATES We are starting to get some clarity about the details of H.R. 6201.  This legislation gives 2 different types of relief to employees:  expanded FMLA leave and paid sick leave. The expanded FMLA leave is available to eligible employees who cannot work (or telework) because their child's school or childcare service is closed due to COVID-19 emergency declared by a federal, state, or local authority.  It is important to note that if an employee is able to telework and opts not to, they are NOT eligible for this expanded FMLA leave.  The leave would be up to 12 weeks.  The first two weeks would be unpaid.  During this time, employers can allow employees to use accrued but unused leave time.  However, they cannot require an employee to used their accrued but unused leave time.  The following weeks, weeks 3 through 12, would be paid.  The employer will be required to pay the employee 2/3 of his/her regular rat...

CARES ACT The latest version of the Cares Act provides up to $10 million in SBA loans to help small businesses with less than 500 employees cover payrolls from March 1 to June 30. Under the current proposal a business will be eligible for loan forgiveness based on the ratio of employees that remain on the payroll until June 30. See the full proposed Bill Here CARES ACT  Helpful Links: SBA Disaster Loan Program Eligibillity Criteria SBA Disaster Loan Overview SBA Disaster Loan Application Portal Overview City of Boerne Second Declaration of Disaster SBA rolls out $2M loans for Texas Small Businesses  (San Antonio Business Journal)

March 20, 2020 WEBINAR Download File Here March 20, 2020 - Integrity HR Management Webinar

You've no doubt heard news reports on the severity and spread of the coronavirus during the past several weeks.  According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there are more than 3,487 cases of the coronavirus in the United States alone, and the World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting more than 179,165 cases worldwide. While the government is delivering emergency funds to help develop a vaccine and support state and local health departments, you’re probably wondering what you can do now to protect yourself and the people you love.   We hope to keep you informed with updated information on BLOG site located on our IHRM WEBSITE . This is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and CDC will provide updated information as it becomes available, in addition to updated guidance. For those of you that were not able to attend our webinar or missed a portion of the session we have provided the link below for your viewing pleasure: March 16, 2020 IHRM ...

COVID-19 RELIEF BILL UPDATE Less than 24 hours after the bill was passed and signed, we are starting to look at the details and what it means for businesses.  Here is what we know so far: The bill addresses two different types of relief for employees:  Enhanced FMLA benefits and paid sick leave.  ENHANCED FMLA The enhanced FMLA benefits apply to private employers with fewer than 500 employees and some public employers.  The waiting period for eligibility is 30 days for any FMLA leave request related to COVID-19.  There is no requirement for number of hours worked when using this enhanced FMLA.  Qualifying reasons to use this FMLA expansion would be that an employee who is unable to work (or telework) to take leave due to the need to care for a child under the age of 18 whose school or day care facility has been closed due to public health emergency. If an employee is able to telework (the job requirements are such that they could be performed re...